Heaven Veiling Demon Sovereign: Heaven Veiling Demon Sovereign, #9

By Shi Ying and Wu Ling

An unexpected disaster transforms Fang Xin from an ordinary insurance salesman into a unique creature in the vast world of Yangtian—a gigantic bird.

His rebirth is filled with confusion and astonishment. Everything familiar has vanished, replaced by feathered wings and breathtaking adventures. Even as a bird, I aspire to become the strongest in this world, soaring above the nine heavens.
 

 

 

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 In the midst of the chaos, it never occurred to him that water could extinguish fire. Although the beast flame in his abdomen was several times more powerful than ordinary fire, it was fire nonetheless, and could be quenched with water.

 Unfortunately, in that life-or-death moment, Fang Xin's mind seemed to short-circuit, and he didn't think to use external water to extinguish the weak beast flame within him.

 Luckily, Fang Xin was fortunate. In a state of extreme unwillingness, he bit his lip, and his blood flowed into his abdomen, extinguishing the weak beast flame.
 

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Zhou Yan
• Release date: May 19, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224960705

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Chapter 377: The Black Gate Mark

In the midst of the chaos, it never occurred to him that water could extinguish fire. Although the beast flame in his abdomen was several times more powerful than ordinary fire, it was fire nonetheless, and could be quenched with water.

Unfortunately, in that life-or-death moment, Fang Xin’s mind seemed to short-circuit, and he didn’t think to use external water to extinguish the weak beast flame within him.

Luckily, Fang Xin was fortunate. In a state of extreme unwillingness, he bit his lip, and his blood flowed into his abdomen, extinguishing the weak beast flame.

Blood contains a large amount of water, and given that Fang Xin’s body was of a divine beast’s, even his normal blood, not just his essence blood, was extraordinary. A few drops were sufficient to extinguish the weak beast flame, allowing him to escape from a desperate situation in a manner full of dramatic irony.

This made Fang Xin reflect on how life is always full of drama, truly making it seem like life is a play. Although he might not be the best actor, his luck was unstoppable. Of course, this last thought was just a bit of vanity on Fang Xin’s part.

As Fang Xin was pondering, Que Ning, standing opposite him, broke his train of thought.

Brother Fang Xin, why aren’t you speaking? Que Ning asked, puzzled. Her fair little hand fluttered in front of Fang Xin’s eyes as if testing whether he was fully conscious at the moment.

It’s nothing, I just disturbed Sister Ning, I’m really sorry. Seeing the confusion and uncertainty on Que Ning’s adorable face, Fang Xin snapped back to reality and quickly assured her that he was fine, apologizing for the sudden outburst earlier.

I’m fine, as long as Brother Fang Xin is okay. Seeing Fang Xin looking normal now, Que Ning let out a sigh of relief. She patted her developing chest with her fair hand and spoke.

Seeing her well-behaved and adorable manner made Fang Xin, who was psychologically much older, feel his heart race. He quickly composed himself to dispel the sudden distractions that had arisen in his mind.

Little Sister Ning is just an adorable little girl, how could I have such a wicked thought? I deserve a beating. Fang Xin kept admonishing himself, patting his own head, trying to wake himself up and get rid of those evil thoughts.

Brother Fang Xin, what’s wrong with you? Why are you hitting your own head? Seeing Fang Xin suddenly start to hit his head violently, Que Ning’s heart, which had just been put at ease, was lifted again. She wondered if something was actually wrong with Brother Fang Xin’s mind.

No, it’s nothing. My head just suddenly started itching, so I scratched it. Staring at Que Ning’s innocent eyes, Fang Xin felt as if he were a child who had done something wrong and been caught by his parents. He felt ashamed and quickly tried to explain, not caring how far-fetched his explanation was.

Little Sister Ning, you should go and rest. Big Brother is going to cultivate. Without waiting for Que Ning’s reply, Fang Xin hurriedly said again, his gaze darting away from Que Ning’s, as if he had done something shameful.

Alright. Then Big Brother Fang Xin, cultivate. I’ll go downstairs. Que Ning sensed that Fang Xin wanted her to leave, so she didn’t say anything and quietly agreed before turning and leaving.

Que Ning knew that cultivators preferred a quiet environment when cultivating and didn’t like to be disturbed, so she wouldn’t proactively disturb Fang Xin’s cultivation. She had only come up earlier because she had heard Fang Xin’s loud shout and had been worried, so she had entered Fang Xin’s cultivation chamber.

Under normal circumstances, Que Ning wouldn’t rashly disturb Fang Xin’s cultivation. Since Fang Xin had said that he was going to start cultivating, she would naturally obediently leave, as she was now Fang Xin’s servant and had to follow orders.

Watching Que Ning’s departing figure, Fang Xin let out a sigh of relief. Staring at Que Ning’s pure eyes had always made him feel a sense of guilt, making him reproach himself for the sinful thoughts that had arisen in his heart.

Fang Xin, who had been sitting cross-legged on the bluestone floor, stood up and rubbed his head vigorously, trying his best not to recall those wicked thoughts.

Fang Xin’s hands formed seals in the air, and the fire elemental energy floating in the air gathered in front of him. As Fang Xin’s hand seals changed, a golden light shot out, enveloping the gathered fire elemental energy.

A graceful fire phoenix slowly formed in front of Fang Xin, its fiery aura swirling around Fang Xin. Its pair of fiery wings fluttered. At this moment, the fire phoenix seemed to have been given life, circling around Fang Xin, its master. Although it had no facial expression, Fang Xin could sense the intimacy in the fire phoenix’s aura.

The formation of this fire phoenix had been aided by Fang Xin’s own Thunder Phoenix blood essence, and Fang Xin had already refined the Phoenix Beast Flame. Now, the fire phoenix circling him was essentially a part of his body.

Fang Xin reached out and touched the fire phoenix’s head. Sensing Fang Xin’s aura, the fire phoenix affectionately rubbed its head against Fang Xin’s hand, nuzzling it. Its lively appearance was clearly meant to ingratiate itself with Fang Xin.

Observing the fire phoenix rubbing against his hand, Fang Xin said, I see that your entire body is made of flames, and the flames on your body are fierce and scorching. And my surname is Fang, so you shall take my surname and be called Fang Huohuo. From now on, your name shall be Fang Huohuo.

In an instant, the newly born fire phoenix had its name decided by Fang Xin. The current fire phoenix was still in its early stages of consciousness and had yet to develop intelligence. It could only sense that Fang Xin possessed an aura similar to its own, and instinctively felt a sense of intimacy.

The fire phoenix seemed very happy with the name Fang Huohuo. Although it didn’t know whether the name sounded good or not, it could sense Fang Xin’s approval, and the flames on its body danced without any wind, expressing its joy.

Alright, Huohuo. I’m going to cultivate now. You should return to my body first. Fang Xin said to Fang Huohuo, who was circling around him.

The current Fang Huohuo didn’t have any intelligence yet and didn’t understand what Fang Xin was saying. It continued to flap its fiery wings and circle around Fang Xin.

Oh, I forgot that you can’t understand me. Seeing Fang Huohuo’s current actions, Fang Xin suddenly remembered that it hadn’t developed intelligence yet. He patted his forehead, lamenting his forgetfulness.

In the next moment, Fang Xin formed hand seals with his hands. As his hand seals changed, Fang Huohuo, who had been circling him, seemed to hear a command and transformed into a golden speck of light that flew into the black gate-shaped mark on Fang Xin’s left arm, disappearing without a trace.

The black gate-shaped mark on Fang Xin’s left shoulder was like a tattoo in the Blazing Yellow World, except that the black gate mark on Fang Xin’s left arm wasn’t tattooed on, but had appeared out of thin air.

Fang Xin himself hadn’t noticed when it had appeared, but he could guess that this black gate mark had probably formed after he had successfully refined the Beast Flame.

Chapter 378: Extraordinary Memory

Fang Xin wasn’t alarmed when he saw the black gate mark that had appeared on his left arm at some point. Although the records of the final successful cultivation stages were missing from the incomplete Fire Beast Chapter.

Fang Xin could roughly guess that this black gate mark that had suddenly appeared on his left arm was probably proof of his successful cultivation of the Playing with Fire Technique’s Fire Beast Chapter.

From the moment Fang Huohuo had transformed into a golden speck of light and entered the black gate mark, Fang Xin had more or less guessed that this black gate mark was the place where fire beasts were kept, and that it was a barrier that prevented fire beasts from emerging.

The barrier could be opened through this black gate mark to release or store fire beasts.

Looking at the black gate mark on his left arm, Fang Xin felt a sense of pride. Even without the final crucial technique, he had still managed to successfully cultivate the Fire Beast Chapter through his own efforts and luck. All he needed to do to obtain more fire beasts was to get hold of more wild beast blood essence.

Thinking about wild beast blood essence, Fang Xin’s mind started racing. This was the Demon God Palace, and a large proportion of the cultivators here were demons from the same clan as him. If he wanted to obtain more blood essence, he could simply borrow some from these fellow disciples.

At this thought, a figure appeared in Fang Xin’s mind. It was Niu Xiang, an old acquaintance of Fang Xin’s from the Demon God Palace. Fang Xin had already made up his mind that he would definitely ask Niu Xiang for a drop of blood essence to condense a fire beast when the opportunity arose.

Thinking of the many talented fellow disciples around him, Fang Xin couldn’t help but feel extremely happy. He wanted to shout out loud, but he was afraid of disturbing Que Ning, so he could only hold back his laughter, causing his face to turn slightly red.

Achoo! Niu Xiang, who was outside carrying out a sect mission, sneezed and rubbed his nose. He said in a puzzled tone, Am I getting a cold? That’s not right. With my physique, I haven’t had a cold in years. What’s going on today...

Niu Xiang had no idea that he was currently being targeted by his good brother, Fang Xin, and that a drop of his blood essence had already been secretly earmarked by Fang Xin.

Crack, crack, crack... After sitting cross-legged for half a day, Fang Xin felt that the bones in his body were getting stiff. After storing Fang Huohuo in the black gate mark, he stretched his muscles and bones.

Ah, that’s so comfortable! Fang Xin stretched his muscles and bones and let out a satisfied groan. If no one had seen Fang Xin’s current movements and only heard his groan, they would definitely have misunderstood.

Que Ning, who was resting on the first floor, was the only one who heard Fang Xin’s groan but didn’t see his current movements.

What is Big Brother Fang Xin doing? Is he not afraid that I’ll hear him... A blush appeared on Little Que Ning’s face. She had read about groans similar to Fang Xin’s in some books. When she recalled the contents of the books and then thought about the sound Fang Xin had made, her face flushed even redder, like a ripe apple that was so sweet it made people want to take a bite.

Fang Xin had no idea that the groan he had let out while stretching his muscles and bones had caused Que Ning downstairs to misunderstand. He had already put the Playing with Fire Technique into his inner space and had taken out the other half of the technique book.

The Primordial Halberd Secret was the only halberd technique that Fang Xin had found in the Technique Hall. It was a Transcendent intermediate-level technique created by the third-generation Palace Master of the Demon God Palace, Er Ding Tian. Although Fang Xin didn’t know how powerful it was, it was the only halberd technique on the third floor of the Technique Hall, so he had no choice but to choose it.

Although spear techniques could also be used with the Fang Tian Halberd, there was still a difference between spears and halberds. Halberds could be used for both horizontal slashes and straight thrusts, while spears could only be used for straight thrusts. Naturally, spear techniques were not as suitable for Fang Xin, who used the Fang Tian Halberd as his weapon.

Fang Xin had also seen a spear technique on the third floor of the Technique Hall that seemed to be more powerful than the Primordial Halberd Secret, but after comparing them, he still chose the halberd technique.

Although Fang Xin was a little hesitant, he ultimately followed the principle of the strongest is not necessarily the best; the most suitable is the best.

This halberd technique was created by this venerable one when I was in the Transcendent Ninth Heaven. At that time, I was confused and hesitant. Finally, I created this halberd technique, piercing through confusion, cleaving away hesitation, and stepping onto the Ascending Ladder Realm.

Fang Xin opened the book and saw these words on the yellowed pages. The words were vigorous and powerful, filled with sharpness. Just by looking at these words, Fang Xin could imagine the invincible demeanor of the third-generation Palace Master, Er Ding Tian.

Just the words alone gave him a feeling of being pricked by thorns. How powerful did one need to be to achieve this?

Fang Xin had once read a few words about the Ascending Ladder Realm in the books left behind by Tiansha Zhang. He knew that it was a realm that was higher than the Beyond Mortal Realm but lower than the Nine Heavens, and that it was very powerful.

The Primordial Halberd Method was created by the third-generation Palace Master, Er Ding Tian, in the Ninth Heaven of the Beyond Mortal Realm. After creating this halberd technique, Er Ding Tian became a revered Ascending Ladder Realm expert. Fang Xin came to this conclusion after reading the sentence that the third-generation Palace Master, Er Ding Tian, had written on the first page.

After coming to this conclusion, his interest in the Primordial Halberd Method increased even more.

Fang Xin thought to himself that he hadn’t expected the third-generation Palace Master, Er Ding Tian, to also use a halberd as his weapon. He just didn’t know what kind of halberd it was and how it differed from the Fang Tian Halberd that he used.

Even if they were different, they wouldn’t be too different. There weren’t many types of halberds, and the differences between them weren’t that great. Their moves were all horizontal slashes and straight thrusts, without much difference. Fang Xin wasn’t worried that the Primordial Halberd Method wouldn’t be suitable for the Fang Tian Halberd that he used.

He continued to flip through the book. This time, Fang Xin didn’t rush to cultivate. Instead, he read through the entire Primordial Halberd Method to make sure that it wasn’t missing anything and that there were no problems with it before he started reading it seriously again.

Fang Xin had a powerful soul, augmented by the Soul Suppressing Stone, so he could remember the moves recorded in the Primordial Halberd Method after just one glance. As Fang Xin flipped through the pages, he memorized all of the basic halberd techniques and some of the supplementary assassination techniques in the Primordial Halberd Method.

The benefits of having a powerful soul were fully demonstrated at this moment. With Fang Xin’s original soul power, he would have been able to remember these halberd techniques and assassination techniques, but it definitely wouldn’t have been as fast as it was now.

Fang Xin’s current speed of memorization was inseparable from the augmentation of the Soul Suppressing Stone. He valued the Soul Suppressing Stone even more. This seemingly ordinary, ink-black, spindle-shaped stone contained too many secrets.

Fang Xin guessed that the abilities of the Soul Suppressing Stone that he had experienced so far were definitely not its full capabilities. There was even greater power hidden within this ordinary little stone.

Relying on the powerful soul power augmented by the Soul Suppressing Stone, it didn’t take long for Fang Xin to imprint all of the cultivation methods in the Primordial Halberd Method into his mind. He no longer needed the technique book.

After putting the technique book containing the Primordial Halberd Method into his inner space, Fang Xin took out his weapon from his inner space—a rusty, bronze Fang Tian Halberd.

Chapter 379: Ethereal

Looking at the bronze Fang Tian Halberd in his hands, a hint of confusion appeared in Fang Xin’s eyes.

Although Fang Xin only remembered the rusty appearance of the halberd shaft when he first bought it from the Wu Family Shop, he now felt that the rust on the halberd shaft seemed somewhat less than when he had first acquired it.

Of course, Fang Xin didn’t pay much attention to the uncertain changes on the bronze Fang Tian Halberd. The reduction in rust on the shaft might have been due to his usage, and the original rust spots might have been shattered a bit under the forging of lightning and thunder.

Fang Xin was slightly startled, sensing some changes in the Fang Tian Halberd in his hands, but he didn’t think too much about it.

The movements recorded in the Primordial Halberd Method surfaced in his mind, and the bronze Fang Tian Halberd in his hands danced along. At this moment, Fang Xin seemed to transform into those ink-colored figures demonstrating the halberd techniques.

Fang Xin’s movements with the Fang Tian Halberd were a bit slower and more awkward than those demonstrated in the Primordial Halberd Method, but they still resembled the demonstrations to a certain extent, capturing some of the essence of the halberd techniques, even though there were many areas for improvement.

Holding the bronze Fang Tian Halberd and executing one powerful and splendid technique after another, Fang Xin felt as if the bronze Fang Tian Halberd had become a part of his body, experiencing a sensation as if they were connected by blood.

It was as if the Fang Tian Halberd was made specifically for Fang Xin, and this feeling of blood connection was very comfortable for him.

Holding the bronze Fang Tian Halberd, Fang Xin quickly entered a wondrous state, feeling a sense of blood connection. At this moment, what appeared before Fang Xin’s eyes was no longer the scene of the cultivation room, but a blank canvas.

Fang Xin’s mind was also a blank canvas at this moment. However, in this blank space, one technique after another from the Primordial Halberd Method appeared, and in this empty space, Fang Xin wielded the bronze Fang Tian Halberd freely.

In the cultivation room at this moment, there was no sound, no distractions, only the figure of Fang Xin executing the Primordial Halberd Method, utterly absorbed and dreamlike.

If He Changqing saw Fang Xin’s current state, he would undoubtedly be amazed and would definitely guard beside Fang Xin, ensuring that no one disturbed his current state.

Fang Xin was in an ethereal state, a state that cultivators could enter when they are wholeheartedly devoted to cultivating a technique or method.

Cultivators in an ethereal state experience rapid progression in their cultivation techniques. If one remains in this state long enough, even advancing an entire major level is within the realm of possibility.

Similarly, as is the case with Fang Xin now, practicing techniques